Ironing board



A. K. M LEOD June 4, 1935.

IRONING BOARD Filed Sept. 15, 1954 .E &

Patented June 4, 1935 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 1 Claim.

This invention relates to an ironing board and more especially to an ironing board which is compact and is capable of being folded so as to reduce the size thereof in order that the same may be placed in a traveling case and the like.

It is an object of this invention to provide an ironing board comprised of a pair of hingedly connected sections, said hinges which connect the sections having torsion means for normally holding the ironing board in unfolded position.

It is a further object of this invention to provide an ironing board having a pair of hingedly connected sections and also having frictional supporting members on one side of each of said sections for supporting the ironing board in an unfolded position. These frictional supporting members limit the inward travel of the sections when they are in folded position. Means are also provided for resisting the action of the torsion springs mounted in the hinges to hold the ironing board in folded position.

The resilient and frictional supports not only support the ironing board in unfolded position, but also limit the inward travel of the two sections about the hinge point. The proximate surfaces of the sections will not be scarred when in a folded position, nor will the surface of a table or support on which it is being used be scarred when the same is unfolded for use.

The frictional supports also prevent creeping of the ironing board while in use.

Some of the objects of the invention having been stated other objects will appear as the description proceeds, when taken in connection 5 with the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the invention in an unfolded position;

Figure 2 is a plan view of the lower side of Figure 1 showing the ironing board in an unfolded position;

Figure 3 is a side elevation showing the ironing board in a folded position;

Figure 4 is a transverse sectional view taken along line 4-4 in Figure 3;

45 Figure 5 is an elevation of the right-hand end of Figure 3.

Referring more specifically to the drawing, the numeral ID denotes one section of an ironing board which has another section H secured 50 thereto by any suitable means such as hinges I2 and I3. Hinge l2 has a torsion spring [4 mounted therein which has one end [5 engaging one leaf of the hinge and another end It engaging the other leaf. Likewise, the hinge l3 has 55 a torsion spring I! which has one end [8 engaging one leaf of the hinge and the other end I9 engaging the other leaf. It is seen that these two springs act together and normally force the two sections 10 and ll to an unfolded position.

Mounted on the end of section I0 is a suitable eyelet 20 which has secured thereto a chain 2| which has a hook 22 on the end thereof, said hook 22 being adapted to engage an eyelet 23 which is secured in the end of member H.

When the board is in folded position the hook 22 is inserted in the eyelet 23 and the parts assume the position as shown in Figures 3, 4 and 5. Secured to the lower face of section [0 are brackets 24, 25, 2B and 21, and secured to the lower face of section II are brackets 28 and 15 29. Each of these brackets has a resilient friction surface 30 secured on the end thereof which supports the ironing board when in unfolded position and which contacts the proximate surfaces of the sections when they are in folded position.

Suitable cavities 3| and 32 are provided in the lower face of section H for the reception of the wearing surfaces 30 on the brackets 24 and 26 respectively. These cavities are pro- 25 vided in order that all of the wearing surfaces 30 on the supports 24 to 21 inclusive, may engage the lower surface of section II at the same time. It is evident that by providing the hinges of the proper depth that these cavities might be eliminated in certain cases.

The hinges l2 and I3 have torsion springs mounted therein which normally force the boards to an open position, at all times, and a 5 chain 2| is provided of a proper length as so to resist the force produced by the torsion springs, and to tightly hold the sections in a folded position as shown in Figures 3 and 5, thereby eliminating any relative movement of 40 the sections when they are in a. folded position.

In the drawing and specification there has been set forth a preferred embodiment of the invention, and although specific terms are employed, they are used in a generic and descriptive sense only, and not for purposes of limitation, the scope of the invention being set forth in the appended claim.

I claim:

An ironing board comprising a pair of sections, hinges for securing said sections, end to end, to each other, means associated with said hinges normally forcing said sections to unfolded position.

ARCHIE K. McLEOD. 5 

